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global pct
50.2

Book · Cube Kid · 2018

Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior

Two parallel scores from 6 calibrated reviewers and 11 raw-average reviewers.

50.2%
Z · Global
49.6%
Z · Cohort
64.9%
Raw · Global
66.3%
Raw · Cohort
Two scores · one item
Z-normalized · global
50.2
Z-normalized · cohortpublication decade
49.6
Raw average · global
64.9
Raw average · cohortpublication decade
66.3

Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.

Where this book sits

0255075100

Z-normalized percentile · 5,285 ranked books

Mean reviewer z-score+0.139
Calibrated raw-mean rating4.83 /5
Broad raw-mean rating4.91 /5
90% CI-floor (z)-0.533
Reviewers (calibrated / broad)6 / 11

Summary

Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior by Cube Kid sits at the 50th z-normalized percentile across 5,285ranked books. The z-percentile differs from a raw star average because Rankquant subtracts each reviewer's personal baseline before aggregating — so a reader who rates everything 5 stars carries less weight than one who rates discerningly. Raw-average percentile is 65; the gap between the two measures how much bias-correction changes this title's standing. How percentiles are computed.

Pipeline applied to this title

The math, in this order

01
Z-score per reviewer

6 reviewers with rating variance re-centered onto a personal z-scale.

02
Aggregate

Mean z = +0.139. Broad raw mean = 4.91/5.

03
CI-floor

90% CI-floor = -0.533. Thin samples penalized.

04
ECDF percentile

Global 50.2. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.

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